John E Ward
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #4294951 'War Champ. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
![The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395090.jpg?itok=xKHTNg-O)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![The insignia of the 567th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395094.jpg?itok=J4GZDrDm)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: War Champ
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
Places
![Aerial photograph of Hethel airfield, looking south, the technical site with three T2 hangars is left, 16 April 1946. Photograph by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1429. English Heritage (RAF Photography).](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/eh/eh-309.jpg?itok=Xuk5hUmM)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
27 May 1944 | ||
Born |
Midland, Texas, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 May 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5261 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database